Konemetsä

Konemetsä - Open Air Forest Festival is an electronic music festival held in South West of Finland in the village of Ollila in Marttila county. The festival have always been arranged in July. The characteristic aspect of the festival is that the music is played continuously 24 hours / day. Other characteristic aspects are that the Main Stage is in the middle of a forest surrounded by a natural amphitheatre. A very Finnish thing has been a 24/7 Finnish Sauna during the event, it has been popular.

History

The festival was first held in 2004 and it attracted some 600 daily visitors (Total visitors 1800). In 2005 the attendance grew to 1200 daily (Total 3600). The 3rd Konemetsä in 2006 had about 2000 daily participants (Total 6000). The so far largest partaking was seen in 2007 when the festival attracted 3200 (Total 9600) electronic music, arts and culture fans. In 2008 the attendance was 3000 daily (Total 9000). In 2009 the event became a four-day festival instead of earlier three and there was about 2000 daily enthusiastic party people (Total 8000). The festival will not be arranged in 2010 but will be back in action in 2011.